Capitals vs Oilers Picks and Prediction – 1/22/2025

The Washington Capitals go on the road Tuesday night with a game in Edmonton, Alberta against the Edmonton Oilers. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. The Washington Capitals go on the road with 31 wins on the year and are on a four game winning streak. Washington has been excellent offensively averaging 3.57 goals on 27.4 shots. Defensively the Capitals have been good allowing only 2.44 goals on 27.4 shots and gave up only one goal in their recent win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Logan Thompson was in the net for the Capitals against Pittsburgh posting the .947 save percentage after giving up one goal on 19 shots in 60 minutes of play. Washington scored two goals in the third period to win the game. Dylan Strome leads the Capitals offensively with 46 points and 34 assists.

The Edmonton Oilers stay at home on Tuesday night with 29 wins through 46 games played this year and have a one game losing streak. Edmonton has been above average offensively this season scoring 3.28 goals per game. Defensively the Oilers have been good allowing 2.74 goals per game, and gave up three goals in their recent loss against the Vancouver Canucks. Stuart Skinner was in the net for the Oilers against Vancouver posting the .889 save percentage after giving up three goal on 27 shots in 57 minutes of play. Vancouver scored three goals in the first period and was a main reason why they won the game. Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers offense this season with 69 points and 33 goals. Connor McDavid has 45 assists for Edmonton. 

The Washington Capitals have played to the under the projected total in seven of their last ten games. The Capitals are 7-3 in the last ten games with a four game winning streak and Logan Thompson the goaltender for Washington is playing well. The Edmonton Oilers are 15-8 at home this season so far. The Oilers have also played more to the under in their last ten games as goalie Stuart Skinner has been solid in net. This should be a lower scoring game with both teams battling for position in a highly competitive matchup. Final Score Prediction, Edmonton Oilers win 3-2.